Cellulose acetate tow is clean, soft, odorless, tasteless, and safe. Derived from highly purified wood pulp from re-forested trees, it is a "natural" and "environmentally friendly" product. Its uniformity is globally recognized on some of the most demanding high-speed production equipment in use today for processing crimped tow.

Celanese Acetate brings more than 40 years of experience to acetate tow production. Throughout the years, we have set the highest standards of quality so that you get the most uniform products available which will run efficiently on any equipment designed to open and convert acetate tow into your products.

Our Commitment to Advancing Technology

Celanese is committed to technology developments aimed at improving the use of our products. In fact, we have a long history of advancing technology and creating technical tools to help our customers process our products, improve quality and reduce cost. Here are a few of the developments which have resulted in advancing the technology of the industries we serve and supply.

• The Dual Threaded Roll Tow Opening System was developed and patented by Celanese Acetate to provide a means to open tow with maximum uniformity for a wide range of product properties. The dual threaded roll tow opening system is the most used method for opening tow worldwide.
• Celanese Acetate engineers developed and patented a transport jet and promoted the concept of range extension, enabling multiple products to be made with one tow item in different applications.
• In cooperation with Hauni, a company of Körber AG, Celanese Acetate engineered a unique plasticizer controller system, which provides a major improvement through the reduction of plasticizer variability on acetate tow.
• Engineers at Celanese Acetate have developed and patented an air forming jet to produce webs for absorbent hygiene products. Continued development in absorbent hygiene products has led to the development of a unique and efficient process for the application of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) or other solid materials to tow as part of an absorbent core forming process.

Our Research and Development Capabilities

In addition to helping you select acetate tow materials and develop tow processes for your products, we may be able to assist you in other ways. Examples of our research and development capabilities include:

• Analytical chemical analysis
• Pilot plant production of cellulose acetate flake, textile filament, and tow
• Sample quantity production capabilities
• Porosity and permeability testing
• Plasticizer extraction and analysis
• A technical information center for literature, patent, and internal document searches
• Customer training to ensure that our products are used cost effectively